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L. A. NEGRAVAL.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I9I4.

mented 1360.28, 1915.

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State of New Jersey, have invented a new in boxes with the object in view of provid# aud useful Improvement in Boxes,` ofv lwhich thefollowing is 'a specification. My invention relates'to an improvementing a boX havingva hinge Vconnecting the means of concealing the hingeat the -jointv formed thereby, Fig.2,1represents a central'.

represents a central section Vcorresponding to* the coverby 2. The bodyand cover arey body and cover, said body and cover having separatecoverings of a suitable y material which is so arranged as to conceal-the hinge between the body and cover. p

A further'object is to provideva box which struction' and economical"inl-,the -manufac-r l, the accompanying draw# ings, in which-- Figure 1represents a rear elevationof a ybox having a bod-yandl cover hingedtogether and closed,'illust rating my improved section'taken in theplane ofthe line A-A of Fig. l, Fig.'3 represents a transversecen-v tralsection looking toward the rear, Fig.4

Fig. 2 with'the cover shown open, and Fig.

5 represents adetail central' section correy spoiiding toFig. 2 of amodified form.

'The 4body of the box'is denoted byl and provided with separate suitablecoverings 3, 4, such als' plush, velvet, linen or paper. 'lheedgesofthe. covering 3 on the body 1 are'turned in and secured to thewallsin' 4.0 any well knownaiid approved manner. f

Aportion of the covering 3 at the-back'v is extended upwardly, a's'slownat 6, in Figs.

2, 3 and 4, and into-the cover 2. 'llhe edges of the covering 4 on.tliecover 2 are turned in and'secured to the rim 7;

rlhe body andcover are hinged together I by means of a hinge comprisingtwo leaves '8, 9.` `'llhe leaf 8 is secured to the rear wall of the bodyl by means of ametal strap 10, the ends of whichr are passed ,throughslots in the rear wall 5 andleaf- 8 and turned back upon the leaf inopposite directions, thusv serving to hold the body and leaf lfirmlytogether. The leaf 9 of the hinge is secured to the cover 2 by means ofa strap 11, the

' Specification of Letters Patent.l i Ptgmitd DQ@ 2g, 11g) ihpp,licationled May B, 191dfv/"1Se1ial No. 837,221'. I

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` will pass" through the turned in edg'ebf the covering 4 and theupwardly extending portionY-lof the covering 3, thereby firmly se`curingthe parts together. Thus it will -be seen v'thatthe upwardlyextended portion 6, being securely fastened to the cover,'hugsandconceals the highe'd portion of the leaves. atthejoint'forined bythe/body and v 1 whether the box'is open or closed. will be. completelycovered, simple injjcon-v cover,

lnjthefniodiedform shown in Fig. 5, the hingigg'eoly portion lof theleaves is concealed by l Y a doi'VIlWaIdly extended portion 12 of the Apractical embodiment of l,my invention 20 is represented in covering-f4,`which portion is firmly secured between. the turned in edge ofthe'covering Scand thel'eafS; .The metal strap l0 passes ;'-through the'rear -wall' turned iii' edgefofthe covering 3, the downvwardlyextended` portion. 12, the leaf 8, and

to lfirmly se- -is turned "-b'ackcupon.- the leaf cure the partstogether.

A spring v=13 is heldin position by rivets '14, 15, (assingthrough fears16,17, formed integra `with .the spring and odset therefrom, 'andsecured-,to the'leaf 8 of the hinge. The spring'13 is offset for the purose of receiving ai springt. engaging mein er 18, vwhich-'fissecured tothe leaf 9-by a rivet 19, and! provided with shoulders 20,` 21, which,in the present instance,.are shown as abutlments, which are turned backfrom the body of the spring engaging member.'

The spring engaging member 18 extends downwardly from the `leaf 9, sothat 'the shoulders will come finto contact with the spring V13 andforce ,it forwardly asthe cover is :opened vor closed. |The shoulders20, 21, are so located that `the spring willpress them rearwardly at alltimes, thereby putting tension upon the vcover so as to hold it eitheropenxor closed. When the cover is `closed, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5,the shoulders arebelowl the hinge pintle, the s ring thereby holding itclosed. When t e cover is open, as shown in Fig." 4,. the shouldersareabove the hinge pintle and the spring thereby holds it open. A tongue 22is formed'between the shoulders 2021, andadapted to engage a slot 23 cutin the free end of the spring for limitofthe body, the v ing therearward movement of the cover, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Y

'hile I have shown and described the means for concealing the hinge asapplied to a self-opening and closing box. I wish it to be understoodthat it may be applied to any box having a two member hinge thereon.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form.construction and arrangement of the several parts withouttlepartng fromthe spirit and scope of my inventien: hence I lo not wish to limitmyselt' strictly to the structure herein set forth,

but A `What I claim is:- y

1. A box having body and cover members, a hinge having a leaf secured toeach of said members. a separate covering for each of said members. thecovering for one of May. 1911.

said members passing between one leaf of the hinge and the oppositemember for concealing the hinge.

:2. A box having body and cover members, a hinge having avleaf securedto each of said members', a separate covering for each of said members.a portion of the covering for the body member passing between'the covermember and its hinge leaf for concealing the hinge.

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing as my invention. I have Signedmy name in presence of two witnesses, this sixth day of LOUIS A.NEGRAvAL.

'itnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, C. S. SUNDGREN.

